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Legendary Portraits on Display at the Ransom Center
By Gaby Guajardo
From Pablo Picasso to Marilyn Monroe, Arnold Newman captured them all. One of the most successful portrait photographers of the 20th century, Newman photographed...
TXEXplainer: How Will the Sequester Affect UT?
By Andrew Roush
At the end of the week, massive federal spending cuts could shake up America’s universities (and just about everything else). We look into how buzzwords like...
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“Victory or Death” Letter Returns to the Alamo—With Longhorns’ Help
By Rose Cahalan
For decades, the letter proclaiming the Texas Revolution’s most famous battle cry—“Victory or Death”—was hidden away in a little-known government...
UT Film Student Hits the Oscars Stage
By Jack McBee
Honor, courage, and commitment—the core values of the Marine Corps have aided thousands of Marines in and out of combat, but rarely have they landed a Marine right...
Gov. Perry Appoints Three UT Regents
By Rose Cahalan
Texas Gov. Rick Perry today appointed two new members and one returning member to the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Ernest Aliseda, Jeff Hildebrand,...
5 Last-Minute Job Interview Tips
By Caitlin von Liski
So your job interview is tomorrow, and panic is starting to set in. Don’t worry—it’s never too late to prepare! Here are five easy things you can do...
Seliger, Dewhurst Take Action Regarding Regents
By Andrew Roush
Two days after lawmakers’ emotional show of support for President Powers, Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger has filed legislation relating to the role...
Sanya Richards-Ross to Deliver Commencement Speech
By Rose Cahalan
UT’s Class of 2013 will get some gold-medal advice on graduation day: Olympian and Longhorn Sanya-Richards Ross will give this year’s commencement speech. Richards-Ross...
From Sociophobia to the National Stage
By Gaby Guajardo
Who’d have guessed that a UT student who feared speaking in front of his peers would go on to be an award-winning actor? Max McLean wouldn’t even have predicted...
In the Texas Legislature, a Flood of Support for Powers
By Rose Cahalan
Reading honorary resolutions is business as usual in the Texas Legislature. But today, when the Senate passed a resolution in support of UT president Bill Powers,...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor